A Georgia State University startup company focused on developing cancer-fighting tools and treatments is making new strides by advancing its technology to the next phase of clinical trials.

Georgia State’s Office of Technology Transfer reports that Da Zen Theranostics is preparing an innovation known as DZ-002 for its next significant milestone, with Phase II clinical trials set to begin early next year.

Concordia University researchers have created a method that uses artificial intelligence to more accurately predict short-term river discharge using historical data from two hydrometric stations on the Ottawa River along with other weather-based parameters. They built on an existing type of algorithm called group method of data handling, which constructs predictive models by sorting and combining data into groups. The models are computed in different combinations repeatedly until the best and most reliable data combination is identified.

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as molds. The team grew plants and fungi in nanoparticles of silica, then baked out the plants and solidified the glass. What remains is glass with micrometer-sized networks where the roots used to be.